ACTION,  IMITATION  fc  FUN  SER 

THREE  LITTLE 


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ACT  CON,  IMITATION  AND  FUN 
SERIES 

V 

THREE  LITTLE  KITTENS 
CHICKEN  LITTLE 


BY 

MARA  L.  PRATT-CHADWICK 

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EDUCATIONAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

BOSTON 
NEW  YORK  CHICAGO  SAN  FRANCISCO 


COPYRIGHTED 

BY   MARA   L.   PRATT-CHADWICK 
1905 


INTRODUCTION. 

To  the  Teachers: 

It  is  the  writer's  wish  that  these  primers  show  forth  the  following : 

1.  That  a  primer  may  be  based  upon  the  classic. 

2.  That  a  primer  may  be  constructed  with  reference  to 
(a)  Action,* 

(6)  Imitation, 
(c)  Fun, 

which,  as  every  sympathetic  observer  of  children  must  know,  are  the 
elements  that  enter  most  largely  into  the  stories  which  little  children 
like  best. 

As  to  the  classic  basis,  certainly  a  vocabulary  may  be  evolved  as  well 
from  uThe  Three  Bears,"  for  example,  as  from  cats  and  dogs.  For  can- 
not a  child  as  well  in  the  beginning  say,  /  see  a  bear  as  /  see  a  cat? 
And  can  he  not  build  up  day  by  day  from  the  bear  as  well  as  from  the  cat  ? 

Then,  too,  these  tales  are  pedagogical  to  the  primer  grade.  Every 
first  grade  or  kindergarten  teacher  knows  the  delight  with  which  little 
children  listen  as  she  reads  them ;  hence  that  first  of  all  elements — interest 
—  is  fully  satisfied  in  these  tales. 

Again  we  find  in  these  classic  tales  a  second  pedagogical  principle  — 
that  of  action ;  for  in  these  olden  tales  most  rapid  and  vigorous  activity 
predominate. 

A  third  principle,  too,  is  in  evidence  —  that  of  repetition;  and  a  child 
loves  the  rhythm  of  repetition. 

And  still  a  fourth  pedagogical  quality  is  found  in  these  classic  tales, 
i.  e.,  the  dramatic  —  personification  —  dialogue  —  or  in  another  term, 

*  See  Barnes'  "  Studies  in  Education,"  Vol.  I. 


ation: ;  Every  teacher-  knows  how  little  children  love  to  personify ;  to 
put  words  into  the-  'mouths  of  animals ;  to  fancy  conversations  between 
the  flowers  and  the  trees,  and  to  build  dialogue  from  the  verse  and  from 
the  story. 

There  is,  however,  yet  another  element  which  should  come  into  child's 
literature  and  which  is  found  in  perfection  in  these  old  classics  ;  and  that 
is  the  element  of  the  serial. 

Most  primers  are  now  carrying  something  akin  to  a  continued  story, 
but  a  true  serial  is  one  that  represents  different  ages  of  one  act.  For 
example,  in  the  famous  German  picture  book,  "  Slovenly  Peter,"  we  have 
in  perfect  serial  story,  the  tale  of  a  heedless  boy's  mishaps  at  home  and 
at  school. 

The  "  Slovenly  Peter"  of  which  I  speak  is  a  book  of  serial 
pictures ;  funny,  the  children  call  them,  and  no  picture  book  has  ever  been 
so  popular  in  all  Europe.  Moreover,  it  has  been  translated  into  other 
languages  for  the  children  of  other  lands. 

The  Sunday  newspaper,  with  its  Katzen jammers,  its  Foxy  Grandpa, 
and  its  Buster  Brown,  is  showing  us  a  lesson  in  pedagogy  which  it 
would  be  well  for  us  as  teachers  to  heed.  These  serial  pictures  are 
the  Sunday  delight  of  millions  of  little  children  and  glad  would  the 
teacher  be  if,  on  Monday  morning,  she  could  arouse  one-half  the  eager- 
ness and  interest  in  the  primer  reading  lesson.  It  would  look  then  as  if, 
while  we  are  instructing  our  children  through  our  primers,  they  are  getting 
their  education  through  the  Sunday  papers. 

The  element  of  the  grotesque,  too,  which  enters  so  largely  into 
these  Sunday  serial  pictures,  is  one  very  dear  to  the  child's  heart,  and  is 
found  again  in  these  old  classics ;  and  we  cannot  afford  to  ignore  that 
element  in  the  construction  of  our  primary  reading  books. 

It  was  once  my  pleasure  to  look  over  several  hundreds  of  papers 
written  by  school  children  in  reply  to  the  question,  What  is  the  funniest 


thing  that  you  can  remember  ?  In  the  papers  from  the  upper  grades  there 
were,  of  course,  the  elements  of  adult  wit;  but  in  the  papers  of  the 
little  children  was  found  an  almost  universal  testimony  to  the  truth  that 
the  grotesque  is  the  principal  element  in  a  child's  idea  of  "  funny." 
Little  girls  in  long  dresses,  little  boys  in  big  hats,  topsy  turvy  con- 
ditions ;  and,  above  all,  deeds  of  monkeys  were  predominant. 

It  has  been  suggested  that,  possibly,  in  putting  these  classic  tales 
into  a  primer  form,  from  which  the  child  shall  perform  the  labor  of 
learning  to  read,  we  may  take  from  the  child  his  enjoyment  of  the 
classic. 

If  reading  were  taught  in  the  old-fashioned,  laborious  way,  this 
question  would  indeed  be  worthy  of  grave  consideration;  for  to  rob  a 
child  of  joy  in  these  classic  tales  would  indeed  be  unfortunate  and  unwise. 
The  manuscript  of  these  primers  was,  therefore,  given  over  to  a  primary 
teacher  who  made  an  honest  test  of  them  upon  the  children.  This  teacher 
reported  in  favor  of  the  experiment,  it  being  her  opinion  that  since  there 
is  so  little  labor  and  so  much  play  connected  with  the  modern  reading 
process,  the  child's  interest  was  by  no  means  deadened ;  rather  was  it 
heightened  and  the  ambition  stirred  by  the  presence  of  reading  material 
with  which  they  were  already  familiar.  That  this  should  have  been  so 
seems  probable  and  consistent  when  we  recall  that  children  love  always  to 
do  things  with  which  they  are  familiar. 

Such  being  true,  then,  why  may  we  not  throw  off  primer  traditions  of 
passivity  and  colorless  ethics  and  give  to  the  first  grades  as  well  as  to  the 
third  and  those  above,  the  kind  of  reading  that  they  love ;  and  that 
which  is  in  harmony  with  the  child's  real  interest. 

MAKA  L.  PRATT- CHAD  WICK. 


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CONSTRUCTION  WORDS. 

There  is  a  certain  list  of  words  the  mastery  of  which 
is  absolutely  essential  to  the  child  before  he  can  acquire 
any  ease  or  comfort  in  reading. 

This  list  is  no  less  essential  to  the  compiler  of  a  primer 
if  the  compiler  would  present  thoughts  that  are  sequential 
and  reasonable. 

It  should,  then,  be  the  aim  of  any  teacher  who 
thinks  of  the  child  as  a  human  being  rather  than  as  a  first 
grade  pupil,  to  see  that  this  list  is  acquired  as  soon  as 
possible. 


To  BE  LEARNED  BY  SIGHT. 


are 
any 

been 

could 
come 


do 

does 

don't 

goes 
here 
might 

of 

one 

once 


should 
some 
says 
said 

two 

too 

to 

three 

their 

there 

they 


would 

were 

where 

what 

won't 

you 

yes 
yet 
your 


To  BE  LEARNED  BY  SOUND. 


an 

at 

am 

all 

as 

and 

be 
but 

by 

can 

did 

f6r 
from 


get 
got 


he 

his 

him 

her 

has 

have 

had 

how 

is 

ft 

if 

I 

in 


my 

may 

must 

now 

no 

not 


or 

on 

over 

out 

off 

our 

seen 

see 

say 

she 

shall 

so 

saw 

this 

that 

them 

these 

those 

with 

three 


up 
until 

why 

when 

while 

which 

we 

was 
will 
went 


th  in  these  words  is 
marked  thus: 

tft 


The  above  list  includes  the  construction  words  that 
make  up  the  Ward  list,  placing  these  primers  in  harmony 
with  that  series  of  books. 


THREE  LITTLE  KITTENS. 


kittens  (sight) 
good 


See  the  kittens. 

They  are  good  kittens. 

One,-  two  kittens. 

One,  two,  three  kittens. 


10 

How  do  you  do,  kittens  ? 

Can  you  talk  with,  us? 

O,  yes,  we  can  talk. 

Mew,  mew,  mew! 

Did  you  hear  us? 

We  said,  "Mew,  mew,  mew!" 

Mew,  mew! 

How  do  you  do? 

Can  you  talk,  little  girl? 

Can  you  talk,  little  boy? 

Can  you  say  mew,  mew,  mew  ? 


11 

II 

mittens  (sight) 
like 

See,  little  boy. 

See,  little  girl. 

We  have  mittens. 

Have  you  mittens,  too? 

Have  you  mittens,  little  boy? 

Have  you  mittens,  little  girl? 

"We  like  our  mittens. 

Do  you  like  our  mittens? 

Let  us  see  your  mittens,  little  girl, 

Let  us  see  your  mittens,  little  boy, 

We  like  our  mittens. 

"We  like  your  mittens,  too. 


Our  mittens  are  silk. 
Are  your  mittens  silk? 
Our  mittens  are  white. 
Are  your  mittens  white? 
Our  mittens  are  white  silk. 
Are  your  mittens  white  silk? 
We  like  our  silk  mittens. 


silk 
milk 


wh  i  t 


13 

IV 

try 

keep 
clean 

Our  mittens  are  clean. 

We  try  to  keep  them  clean. 

Are  your  mittens  clean? 

Do  you  keep  them  clean? 

See  how  clean  our  mittens  are! 

The  clean,  white  mittens! 

The'  clean,  white,  silk  mittens! 

i  * 

They  are  clean  mittens. 

We  are  clean  kittens,  too. 

We  like  to  keep  our  mittens  clean 


k  ee  p  try  cl  e 


14 


Y 


Hear  what  I  say,  little  kittens, 
Try  not  to  soil  your  mittens. 


15 

"  We  will  try,"  said  the  kitte: 

"  We  will  try  to  keep  them  clean. 

Do  you  soil  your  mittens,  little 
boy? 

Do  you  soil  your  mittens,  little 
girl? 

We  try  to  keep  our  mittens  clean. 

Do  we  wash  our  mittens? 

Yes,  if  we  soil  them. 

We  shall  wash  them  now. 

We  shall  wash  them  clean. 

We  shall  wash  them  in  the  tub." 


s  oi  1  w  a  sh 

boil  rub 

t  oi  1  tub 


10 

YI 


Can  the  kittens  wash? 
O,  yes,  they  can  wash. 
They  can  wash  their  mittens. 
They  will  put  them  in  the  tub. 
They  will  soap  the  mittens. 
Then  they  will  rub,  rub,  rub! 
They  will  put  soap  on  the  mittens, 
Then  they  will  boil  the  mittens, 
See  how  white  the  mittens  are. 
They  are  white  and  clean. 


17 

YII 


Rub,  rub,  rub! 

Now  the  mittens  are  clean. 

Boil,  boil,  boil! 

Now  the  mittens  are  white. 

What  will  the  kittens  do  now? 


18 

They  will  dry  the  mittens. 
They  will  hang  them  up. 
They  will  hang  them  up  to  dry. 
They  will  hang  them  out  in  the 
sun. 

See,  the  mittens  are  on  the  line. 
JSTow  they  will  dry. 
They  will  hang  in  the  sun. 
They  will  hang  on  the  line. 
They  will  dry  in  the  sun. 
They  will  dry  on  the  line. 


h  a  ng  1  i  n 

b  a  ng  d  i  n  ^          n  i  n 


r  a  ng  f  i  n  ^  p  i  n 

s  a  ng 


magpie  (sight) 

Steal  (sight) 

talk 
hide 


Here  is  a  magpie. 
The  magpie  is  a  bird. 
The  magpie  can  talk. 
The  magpie  can  steal. 
The  magpie  likes  to  talk. 
The  magpie  likes  to  steal. 


20 

' 

The  magpie  saw  the  kittens. 

The  magpie  saw  the  mittens. 

"I  will  have  some  fun,"  he  said. 

"  O,  I  will  have  some  fun. 

Ha,  ha! 

I  will  steal  the  mittens. 

I  will  hide  them. 

Ha,  ha! 

How  can  I  get  them  ? 

I  will  talk  to  the  kittens. 

Hear  me  talk  to  them. 

Then  I  will  get  the  mittens." 


t  a  Jk  h  i  d  ^  s  i  d 

w  a    k          r  i  d  w  i  d 


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IX 

laugh  (sight) 
strange  (sight) 
flew 

"How  do  you  do,  kittens?' 
"O,  how  do  you  do,  magpie? 
Do  you  see  our  white  mittens?' 
"Yes,  1  see  them,"  said  the  mag 
pie. 

"They  are  clean  white  mittens. 
I  saw  you  wash  them. 
I  saw  you  hang  them  on  the  line 
Are  they  silk  mittens?' 
"Yes,  they  are  silk." 
The  magpie  laughed. 


22. 

"Why  do  you  laugh?'  said  the 
kittens. 

"  O,  just  for  fun,"  said  the  magpie. 

"Ha,  ha,  ha!" 

Then  the  magpie  flew  away. 

"What  a  strange  bird!'  said  the 
kittens. 

"What  a  strange  magpie!" 

Keep  away  from  the  magpie, 
kittens. 

He  is  a  bad  bird. 

He  likes  to  steal  mittens. 

He  likes  to  hide  mittens. 


f  1  ew  m  ew 

br  ew  st  ew 


So  the  magpie  stole  the  mittens. 
What  will  he  do  with  them? 
He  will  hide  the  mittens. 
He  flew  to  the  roof. 
See  where  he  has  put  them. 
He  has  put  them  on  the  roof. 
The  kittens  will  not  see  them. 
The  kittens  can  not  find  them. 


roof 


hoof 


s  t  o  1 


See  the  three  kittens. 

O,  where  are  our  mittens? 

Are  they  on  the  line? 


25 

Are  they  in  the  tub? 

O,  no,  no! 

O.  mother,  mother! 

.-  ^   - 

We  have  lost  our  mittens! 

O!  O!  O! 

What,  lost  your  mittens? 

O,  you  little  kittens! 

The  kittens  began  to  cry. 

Mew,  mew,  mew ! 

O,  we  have  lost  our  mittens! 


lost  cost 


26 

XII 

(Review  of  all  preceding  words.) 

naughty  (sight) 
pie 

O,  you  naughty  kittens! 

You  naughty,  naughty  kittens! 

The  kittens  began  to  cry. 

Have  you  lost  your  mittens? 

You  naughty  kittens. 

Yes,  we  have  lost  our  mittens. 

I  saw  you  wash  them. 

Are  they  not  in  the  tub? 

I  saw  you  hang  them  out  to  dry, 

Are  they  not  on  the  line? 

I  saw  you  rub  them. 


27 

I  saw  yon  soap  them. 

I  saw  you  boil  them. 

Where  are  they  now? 

Mew,  mew,  mew! 

We  do  not  know. 

O!  O!  O! 

We  have  lost  onr  mittens ! 
.  Our  white,  silk  mittens  I 

Our  clean,  white  mittens! 

You  should  take  care  of   your 
mittens. 

You  should  keep  them  clean. 

You  should  not  lose  them. 

You  are  naughty  kittens. 

I  do  not  like  naughty  kittens. 


28 

Yon  shall  have  no  pie. 
O!  O!  O! 
Mew,  mew,  mew  ! 
We  like  pie. 
Mew,  mew,  mew! 
Can  we  have  no  pie? 
O,  mother,  mother,  mother! 
The   naughty   magpie   stole   the 
mittens. 

He  flew  np  to  the  roof. 
The  magpie  is  a  bird. 

N 

He  likes  to  steal. 
He  likes  to  hide. 


p  i  ^  d  i 


(To  be  memorized) 

Three  little  kittens, 
They  lost  their  mittens, 
And  they  began  to  cry. 
O,  mother  dear,  we  greatly  fear, 
Our  mittens  we  have  lost. 
What,  lost  your  mittens ! 
You  naughty  kittens ! 
Then  you  shall  have  no  pie. 


30 

XIV 


look 
hunt 

knOWS  (sight) 


Let  us  hunt  for  our  mittens, 
"  Yes,"  said  the  kittens. 
"  We  will  hunt  for  them. 
Where  shall  we  hunt? 


31 

Where  shall  we  look  for  them? 

Shall  we  look  in  the  tub  ? 

Shall  we  look  on  the  line?" 

No,  they  are  not  in  the  tub. 

They  are  not  on  the  line. 

O,  where  can  they  be? 

Where  shall  we  hunt  for  them? 

See  the  magpie! 

See  him  laugh! 

He  knows  where  the  mittens  are. 

He  knows! 

He  knows! 


1  06  k  hunt 


32 

XV 

find 

stairs  (sight) 
chairs  (sight) 

Let  us  hunt  for  our  mittens. 
We  must  find  our  mittens. 
Our  white,  silk  mittens! 
Shall  we  find  them  in  the  tub? 
No,  we  shall  not  find  them  there. 
They  are  not  in  the  tub. 
Shall  we  find  them  on  the  line? 
No,  we  shall  not  find  them  on 
the  line. 

They  are  not  on  the  line. 
Where,  where  are  they? 


88 

Let  us  look  on  this  chair. 
No,  they  are  not  here. 
Let  us  look  on  that  chair. 
No  they  are  not  there. 
I/?'!  us  look  on  the  stairs. 
No,  they  are  not  on  the  stairs 
O  where  are  our  mittens? 
They  are  not  in  the  tub. 
They  are  not  on  the  line. 
They  are  not  on  the  chairs. 
They  are  not  on  the  stairs. 


find  mind 

bind  wind 

hind  kind 


34 

XVI 


boxes 

table  (sight) 
Shelf  (sight) 

harm 


See,  here  is  a  box. 

Are  the  mittens  in  the  box? 

Did  you  put  them  in  the  box? 


35 

No,  we  did  not  put  them  in  the 
box. 

Then  how  could  they  get  into 
the  box? 

It  will  do  no  harm  to  look. 

They  may  be  in  the  box. 

Here  is  the  table. 

Are  the  mittens  on  the  table  ? 

Did  you  put  them  on  the  table? 

No,  we  did  not  put  them  on  the 
table. 

But  we  will  look  for  them. 

It  will  do  no  harm  to  look. 

Here  is  a  bag. 

Are  the  mittens  in  the  bag? 


36 

It  will  do  no  harm,  to  look. 
Let  us  look  into  the  bag. 
No,  the  mittens  are  not  there. 
Here  is  a  shelf. 
Are  the  mittens  on  the  shelf? 
O,  no,  little  kittens. 
How   could  they  get  upon  the 
shelf? 

O  dear,  dear! 
Mew,  mew,  mew ! 
Where  are  our  mittens? 
They  are  not  in  the  tub. 
They  are  not  on  the  line. 
They  are  not  on  the  table. 
They  are  not  on  the  chair. 


37 

They  are  not  in  the  box. 

They  are  not  in  the  bag. 

They  are  not  on  the  shelf. 

We  cannot  find  them. 

Mew,  mew,  mew! 

See  the  magpie! 

The  naughty  magpie! 

He  knows!      ^       He  knows! 


box 
fox 


harm 
farm 


38 

XVII 

poor 
something  (sight) 

Poor  little  kittens. 

• 

They  could  not  find  their  mittens. 
One  day  they  were  up  in  a  tree. 

% 

The  tree  was  as  high  as  the  roof. 

They  saw  something  on  the  roof. 

"I  see  something!"  said  Mother 
Cat. 

"I  see  something!'  said  the 
kittens. 

"What  is  it?"  said  Mother  Oat. 

"What  is  it?"  said  the  kittens. 

"Let  us  go  and  see." 


39 

XVIII 


So  the  kittens  came  down  from 

the  tree. 

They  went  up  on  the  roof. 
What  do  you  think  was  there? 
What  do  you  think  they  found? 


40 


They  found  their  mittens. 
The  white  silk  mittens! 
The  clean,  white  mittens ! 

O!  O!  O! 

Mew,  mew,  mew! 

We  have  found  our  mittens. 

O,  we  have  found  our  mittens. 

See,  we  have  found  our  mittens. 

Purr-rr-rr ! 

Mew,  mew! 


41 

"Good  kittens/'  said  Mother  Cat. 

Good  little  kittens. 

went  sent  tent 


PHOKETIC   DEILL. 

S-' 

f  oil  n  d  th  i  nk 

V_ / 

r  on  n  d  i  nk 

m  ou  n  d  1 i  nk 

h  ou  n  d  pi  nk 

p  on  n  d  r  i  nk 

s  ou  n  d  si  nk 

w  on  n  d  w  i  nk 

v_x 

d  ow  n  si  i  nk 

dr  ow  n  dr  i  nk 

br  ow  n  bl  i  nk 


(To  be  memorized.) 

Now  when  the  kittens 
Had  found  their  mittens, 
Then  they  began  to  cry. 
O,  mother  dear, 
Look  here,  look  here! 
Our  mittens  we  haA^e  found. 

Put  on  your  mittens, 

You  good  little  kittens, 

And  you  shall  have  some  pie. 

Mew,  mew! 

And  you  shall  have  some  pie. 


43 

XIX 


hair  (sight) 

COmb  (sight) 

faces 


The  kittens  went  up  stairs. 
The  kittens  put  on  their  mittens, 
"Now,  we  will  wash  our  faces. 
Now,  we  will  comb  our  hair. 
Now,  we  will  come  down  stairs, 


44 


We  have  found  our  mittens. 
We  will  have  some  pie. 
Now,  we  will  sit  at  the  table. 
Now,  we  will  sit  in  our  chairs, 
O,  here  is  the  pie! 
It  is  a  good  pie. 


45 

O,  what  a  good  pie!' 

The  magpie  saw  the  pie,  too. 

"Give  me  some  pie,"  he  said. 

"O,  no,"  said  the  kittens. 

"You  are  a  bad  bird. 

You  stole  our  mittens. 

You  put  them  on  the  roof. 

You  saw  us  hunt  for  them. 

You  laughed  at  us. 

You  shall  have  no  pie. 

No,  no;  you  shall  have  no  pie. 


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THEEE  KITTENS  VOCABULARY. 

kittens 

magpie 

chairs 

mittens 

steal 

sheep 

good 

talk 

box 

like 

hide 

table 

silk 

laugh 

harm 

white 

flew 

something 

try 

roof 

down 

keep 

stole 

went 

clean 

lost 

found 

tub 

began 

poor 

soil 

mother 

think 

wash 

naughty 

hair 

boil 

pie 

comb 

soap 

look 

faces 

rub 

hunt 

dry 

hang 

knows 

stairs 

line 

find 

STORY  OF 

CHICKEN  LITTLE 


48 


49 

STORY  OF  CHICKEN  LITTLE. 


This  is  Chicken  Little. 
Chicken   Little   was   out  in  the 
woods. 

An  acorn  fell. 
It  fell  on  her  head. 


50 

She  did  not  see  the  acorn. 

"What  was  that?"  she  said. 

"Dear  me,  what  was  that?' 

"What  was  that,  O  sun?"  said 
Chicken  Little. 

"What  was  that,  O  wind?"  said 
Chicken  Little. 

"What  was  that,  O  tree?"  said 
Chicken  Little. 

"Look  and  see,"  said  the  sun. 

"Look  and  see,"  said  the  wind. 

"Look  and  see,"  said  the  tree. 

"1  do  not  see,"  said  Chicken 
Little. 

"What  was  it?" 


51 
II 

Chicken  Little  did  not  see  what 
it  was. 

"What  was  it?"  she  said. 

"  What  was  it? 

Tell  me,  wind. 

Tell  me,  sun. 

Tell  me,  tree. 

Tell  me  what  it  was." 

Then  the  wind  laughed. 

And  the  sun  laughed. 

And  the  tree  laughed. 

"It  was  the  sky,"  said  the  wind 

"It  was  the  sky,"  said  the  sun. 

"It  was  the  sky,"  said  the  tree. 


52 
III 

"The  sky  is  falling,"  said  the 
wind. 

"The  sky  is  falling,"  said  the 
sun. 

"The  sky  is  falling,"  said  the 
tree. 

"O  dear!  O  dear!'  said  Chicken 
Little. 

"I  will  go  and  tell  the  king." 

So  off  flew  Chicken  Little  to  tell 
the  king. 

She  ran  and  she  ran. 

She  flew  and  she  flew. 

"Dear  me,"  said  she. 


53 

"I  will  go  to  the  king. 

I  will  go  to  the  king. 

I  will  tell  him  what  the  wind 
said. 

I  will  tell  him  what  the  sun 
said. 

I  will  tell  him  what  the  tree 
said. 

The  wind  said  that  the  sky  is 
falling. 

The  sun  said  that  the  sky  is 
falling. 

The  tree  said  that  the  sky  is 
falling. 

I  will  tell  the  king." 


1Y 


On  the  way  Chicken  Little  met 
Henny  Penny. 

"Where  are  you  going,  Chicken 
Little?"  said  Henny  Penny. 

"Where  am  I  going? 

Why,  why,  why  I 


55 

The  sky  is  falling. 

I  go  to  tell  the  king." 

"Why,  why,  why!'  said  Henny 
Penny. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 

"The  wind  told  me. 

And  the  sun  told  me. 

And  the  tree  told  me. 

Why,  why,  why!': 

"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may," 
said  Henny  Penny. 

"I  will  go  with  you  to  tell  the 
king. 

Why,  why,  why!" 

And  away  the  two  ran. 


y 


On  the  way  they  met  Cocky 
Locky. 

"Where  are  yon  going,  Chicken 
Little? 

Where  are  yon  going,  Henny 
Penny?"  said  Cocky  Locky. 


57 

"Where  are  we  going? 

Why,  why,  why! 

The  sky  is  falling. 

We  go  to  tell  the  king." 

"Why,  "why,  why!'  said  Cocky 
Locky. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 

"The  wind  told  us. 

And  the  sun  told  us. 

And  the  tree  told  us. 

Why,  why,  why!': 

"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may/' 
said  Cocky  Locky. 

"Why,  why,  why!" 

And  away  the  three  ran. 


58 


59 

VI 

On  the  way  they  met  Ducky 
Lucky. 

"Where  are  you  going,  Chicken 
Little? 

Where  are  you  going,  Henny 
Penny? 

Where  are  you  going,  Cocky 
Locky? 

Where  are  you  going?'  said 
Ducky  Lucky. 

"Where  are  we  going? 

Why,  why,  why! 

The  sky  is  falling. 

We  go  to  tell  the  king." 


60 

"  We  go  to  tell  the  king  that  the 
sky  is  falling/' 

"Why,  why,  why!'  said  Ducky 
Lucky. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 

"The  wind  told  us. 

And  the  sun  told  us. 

And  the  tree  told  us. 

Why,  why,  why!' 

"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may," 
said  Ducky  Lucky. 

"I  will  go  with  you  to  tell  the 
king. 

Why,  why,  why ! ' 

And  away  the  four  ran. 


61 

YII 

On  the  way  they  met  Goosey 
Loosey. 

"Where  are  you  going,  Chicken 
Little? 

Where  are  you  going,  Henny 
Penny? 

Where  are  you  going,  Cocky 
Locky  ? 

Where  are  you  going,  Ducky 
Lucky? 

Where  are  you  going?'1  said 
Goosey  Loosey. 

"Where  are  we  going? 

Why,  why,  why! 


62 

The  sky  is  falling. 

We  go  to  tell  the  king. 

We  go  to  tell  the  king  that  the 
sky  is  falling." 

"Why,  why,  why!'  said  Goosey 
Loosey. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 

"The  wind  told  us. 

And  the  sun  told  us. 

And  the  tree  told  us. 

Why,  why,  why!' 

"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may," 
said  Goosey  Loosey. 

"Why,  why,  why!" 

• 

And  away  the  five  ran. 


63 

YIII 

On  the  way  they  met  Turkey 
Lurkey. 

"  Where  are  you  going,  Chicken 
Little?  * 

Where  are  you  going,  Kenny 
Penny? 

Where  are  you  going,  Cocky 
Locky? 

Where  are  you  going,  Ducky 
Lucky? 

Where  are  you  going,  Goosey 
Loosey? 

Where  are  you  going?'  said 
Turkey  Lurkey. 


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"Where  are  we  going? 
Why,  why,  T^hy! 
The  sky  is  falling. 
We  go  to  tell  the  king." 
"Why,  why,  why!"  said  Turkey 
Lurkey. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 


65 


"The  wind  told  us. 
And  the  sun  told  us. 
And  the  tree  told  us. 
Why,  why,  why!' 
"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may,1 
said  Turkey  Lurkey. 
And  away  the  six  ran. 


66 

IX 


On  the  way  they  met  Foxy 
Loxy. 

"Where  are  you  going,  Chicken 
Little? 

Where  are  you  going,  Henny 
Penny? 


67 


Where  are  you  going,  Cocky 
Locky? 

Where  are  you  going,  Ducky 
Lucky? 

Where  are  you  going,  Goosey 
Loosey? 

Where  are  you  going,  Turkey 
Lurkey? 


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Where  are  you  going?'  said 
Foxy  Loxy. 

"Where  are  we  going? 

Why,  why,  why! 

The  sky  is  falling. 

We  go  to  tell  the  king." 

"Why,  why,  why!'  said  Foxy 
Loxy. 

"Who  told  you  so?" 

"The  wind  told  us. 

And  the  sun  told  us. 

And  the  tree  told  us." 

"I  will  go  with  you,  if  I  may," 
said  Foxy  Loxy. 

And  away  the  seven  ran. 


69 

X 

"Come  with  me,"  said  the  fox. 

"I  will  show  you  the  way." 

"Yes,"  said  Chicken  Little. 

"Yes,"  said  Henny  Penny. 

"Yes,"  said  Cocky  Locky. 

"Yes,"  said  Ducky  Lucky. 

"Yes,"  said  Goosey  Loosey. 

"Yes,"  said  Turkey  Lurkey. 

"We  will  go  with  you. 

Show  us  the  way." 

So  Foxy  Loxy  led  Chicken  Little, 
Henny  Penny,  Cocky  Locky, 
Ducky  Lucky,  Goosey  Loosey  and 
Turkey  Lurkey  into  the  woods. 


70 

XI 


Foxy  Loxy  had  a  cave  in  the 
woods. 

The  cave  was  his  home. 

So  he  led  Chicken  Little  and  her 
friends  to  the  cave. 

"O!  O!  O!"  they  cried. 


71 


"Where  is  the  king?' 
The  bad  fox  laughed. 
Alas,  poor  silly  Chicken  Little! 
Alas,  poor  silly  Henny  Penny! 
Alas,  poor  silly  Cocky  Locky! 
Alas,  poor  silly  Ducky  Lucky! 
Alas,  poor  silly  Goosey  Loosey. 
Alas,  poor  silly  Turkey  Lurkey! 


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CHICKEN  LITTLE  VOCABULARY. 

Chicken  Little,     away 
woods 


acorn 

head 

laughed 

look 

sun 

wind 

tree 

flew 

tell 

king 

sky 

falling 

going 


Henny  Penny 

Cocky  Locky 

Goosey  Loosey 

Turkey  Lurkey 

Foxy  Loxy 

come 

show 

alas 

friends 

home 

cave 

where 

poor 

silly 


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